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Jewish worshippers 'driving tourists away' from David's Tomb
Moshe Heller
Published: 29.07.15, 00:40
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1. By Their Fruit Yea Shall Know Them
World Citizen ,   the world   (07.29.15)
Winning the hearts and minds of people worldwide. Is it any wonder why your nation has an image problem?
2. Israel enemies seek to take away ...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (07.29.15)
slowly but surely all holy places that prove that Israel belongs to Jews.
3. #! "world citizen", as if you yield any "fruit"
Jake   (07.29.15)
Your posts lack any substance. Our image is our problem. Worry about your genocidal Islamic Fascist brethren, the Bane of Humanity wreaking havok around the world.
4. King David, no proof he ever existed.
Murray the K ,   Brooklyn, NY   (07.29.15)
5. World Citizen ,...
split   (07.29.15)
It's not their fault, it's the civilized [and not so civilized] world perception problem ;) ,...
6. What about the Jewish tourists on Temple mount????
Yoch ,   Ylayim, IL   (07.29.15)
7. Right to worship
Noac ,   London   (07.29.15)
SO the complaint seems to be that there are too many religious Jews praying at a Jewish holy site. It's right that precedent at a Jewish shrine should go to Jewish worshippers over some gawking tourists.
8. Tour guides should respect holy Jewish sites and visit
Sam   (07.29.15)
these places after hours, after praying and learning when the place is almost empty.
9. #4, In 150 years there'll be no proof you ever existed.
Jake   (07.29.15)
But King David will live on.
10. I don't feel sorry for them ,...
split   (07.30.15)
These pilgrims are being spitted on, physically and verbally abused and keep coming back like an old boomerang to refill zionist coffers despite there's no proof that this dude ever existed ;) ,...
11. Hundreds of Jews should pray there all day long
(07.29.15)
to stop the madness of Chriztians visiting Jewish holy sites.
12. Oye Vay!
(07.31.15)
The Western Wall is an Ultra-Orthodox Shul run by The Rabbi of the Wall via the Western Wall Heritage Foundation which is only answerable to the Prime Minister of Israel. The Tomb of King David (which doesn't have a church on top of it) has been turned into an Ultra-Orthodox Shul run by The Rabbi of the Wall via the Western Wall Heritage Foundation which is only answerable to the Prime Minister of Israel. The Temple Mount is under siege yes you guessed it by Ultra-Orthodox groups who don't feel a need to answer to anyone. Tourism is down and yet no one is even talking about the fact that the real reason it is down is because between the Ultra-Orthodox and the Prime Minister they are directly responsible for ruining the holy places for anyone who doesn't believe as they do. Basically we're screwed.
13. I can't wait
jake ,   Petach Tikva   (08.01.15)
I can\t wait till the Tour guides complain about the incitement on Har Habayit by the Jew hating inciters.
14. It is NOT the tomb of David, just read
Shalom ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.02.15)
Nehemiah 3:16, which places the tomb in the area of the City of David. The Bible also identifies Mount Zion with the City of David. Both the tomb and the City of David were destroyed by the Romans. In the Byzantine period, Christian pilgrims wrongly identified Mount Zion with the hill that now bears that name. The so-called tomb was built by Christians 1000 years ago. Nobody is buried there, least of all King David.
15. #14 you are poorly informed
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   www.netzarim.co.il   (08.03.15)
Where is you source that no one is buried there? Your source for that is what doesn't exist! If you'll read a history book you'll find that the tomb of David ha-Melekh is thought to have been moved a couple of times following the newer named Har Tziyon, which (the name) moved a second time to where it is now. The tomb has NOT been found in the original Har Tziyon (now Ir David or K'far ha-Shiloakh, Arabized to "Silwan"). There is neither evidence that the remains of David ha-Melekh is in today's tomb NOR that they are not there! In any case, that is the site presently commemorating David ha-Melekh and it's noteworthy that it was relocated there (remains or not) at a time when it was, according to archeologists, the beit k'neset and beit din of the Netzarim (who were NOT Christians, who didn't exist until after Paul and developed in the 2nd-4th centuries C.E.). See http://www.netzarim.co.il/BeitKneset/HZEastWl.htm
16. I've got the solution
Bobylonian ,   Usa   (08.04.15)
Dress the tourists as welfare checks, than the haredim will love them.
17. It s time to stop hatred teaching
Eric ,   Paris. France   (08.19.15)
Inside religious teaching their is hatred teaching : law is simple: No Tolerance I love people who are like me I hate people who are different of me This is the real challenge of the future of Israel be careful of the hiden fascism In Haredi kosher salce all this in the name of God ... of couse
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